Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan UPI

Gedung Isola UPI

Gedung Achmad Sanusi (Balai Pertemuan Umum UPI)

INTRODUCTION

Education orientation that tend to be too formal, stimulates the renewal efforts in the field of education. New thinking, namely the continuing education (lifelong) gave birth to the various forms and modern methods in an effort to gain the knowledge, the understanding that refers to the shift from the concept of school education (Schooling) to the concept of learning; wherein the process can take place at home (informal education; home schooling), places of worship, workplaces, cultural centers, learning centers, or other places (non-formal education). This show started understands the philosophy of lifelong education.

In practice, lifelong education is carried out involving students (learners) in planning, implementing and evaluating the process, outcome, and impact of learning activities. Learners also participate in developing or implementing a follow-up program of learning activities. Therefore, lifelong education programs often have ideal objectives contained in the educational process. These goals set out in the process of learning activities that lead to an effort to foster an atmosphere of democratic life, cherish the values of civilized humanity, a better standard of living (income generating) and the lives of learners and the community, and develop behaviors learners grow up.

In line with these efforts, the Department of Nonformal Education Faculty of Education Indonesia University of Education in cooperation with the Association of Non-formal Education Academics Indonesia, intends to organize activities of the International Seminar on the theme Lifelong Learning Conference: Policy and Practice in Education. Therefore, we invite other concerned parties, especially for non-formal education practitioners and academics to sit together in our activity. This seminar will explore a variety of potential information, policies and experiences expressed by national and international sources, through research, and is implementable in the field.

Further information http//www.lifelonglearning.conference.upi.edu and lifelonglearning@upi.edu

Call for Papers

Authors are requested to submit abstract to the Organizing Committee by Juni 31, 2016. The papers should be written in English and must be between 4 to 10 pages.

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Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) is one of the oldest universities in Indonesia, founded on 20 October 1954. In the course of its development, UPI has become the only Indonesian higher education institution which consistently focuses its core mission on education. UPI has already set up its vision as a leading and outstanding university in the fields of educational sciences and subject matter education in Indonesia in 2010 and in Asia in 2025.

Nowadays, UPI has seven faculties, i.e. (1) Faculty of Educational Sciences, (2) Faculty of Social Science Education, (3) Faculty of Language and Arts Education, (4) Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education, (5) Faculty of Technology and Vocational Education, (6) Faculty of Sports and Health Science Education, and (7) Faculty of Economics and Business Education. UPI has also run the School of Postgraduate Studies since 1968. Each of the faculties and the School of Postgraduate Studies are briefly described below.

In the course of its development, UPI has become the only institution of higher education in Indonesia which consistently focuses on education. By having this characteristic and all human resources, UPI commits its vision to become A Leading and Outstanding University in the fields of educational sciences in Indonesia in 2010 and to become one of the leading and outstanding universities in Asia in 2025. In addition, UPI consistently supports and facilitates the growth and development of other disciplines to gain the leading and outstanding roles. This implies a commitment to make UPI recognized and inspired nationally and internationally and becomes a reference in making educational policies on national level.

In line with its visions, UPI has formulated the following missions:

To educate and prepare human resources in the fields of education, business and industry to cope with the global competitive market.

To develop theories of education and other innovative science and its applications for establishing foundations for national education policies.

To provide professional social services for the society in order to solve national issues in terms of education, politics, economics and socio-culture.

To promote internationalization of education through the development and establishment of networks and partnerships on the national, regional and international levels.